Become the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Chongzhen!

Chapter 630

The battle progressed too quickly, and the shogunate army was limited by the river, so they did not have time to support the front line. Therefore, when Osaka Castle was bombarded, they rushed to support at the call of Osaka Castle.

In fact, the Black Banner Army is still a long way from Osaka Castle, and the fact that the cannons can reach it does not mean that the Black Banner Army has already reached the city.

There is a huge equipment gap between the Black Banner Army and the Shogunate Army.

But the will to resist at the lower levels of the shogunate army is still quite strong.

In the case of street fighting, after their frontline team had warned Zhen Tianlei, it became difficult for the Black Banner Army to advance.

After all, Zhu Youjian ordered that the city should not be destroyed too casually.

Edo must be rebuilt. If Osaka is burned down again, it will be difficult to manage the money and food for reconstruction.

Depending on the situation, the post-war daimyo should have no problem paying some money for Edo. If there is another Osaka, they may have to rebel against the black flag.

The first element to determine the stability of the regime by siege and plunder is to work with these local snakes.

For the time being, it is not easy to deal with tax laws here or to pay food for officials and gentry together.

So after the red cannon rang once, Zhu Youjian stopped drinking.

If it blows up a bad block, it will be destroyed.

The gunpowder can be saved by stopping the cannon for a while. It costs money to fire a cannon. Nowadays, the front lines are basically all Japanese, and there are many dead people in armor.

Anyway, Japanese pensions are cheaper.

Besides, it's time to buy people's hearts.

Previously, Hiroshima City was attacked and massacred, and was passed on by the shogunate army. Now the Black Banner Army is basically equal to the barbarians who drink blood and love to eat people in the eyes of ordinary people.

The city of Osaka is relatively large. Surrounding the castle and several large rivers, the dwellings overlap and cover the entire floodplain. The cities and towns are endless, and there are man-made rivers that circulate between the cities.

It is an unusually huge city with a permanent population of 22.

But it is different from Daming's city in that there are only some important military sites and two castles with solid walls in the whole city, and the city towns in the residential areas are very open and spread out.

The basic function of defense depends on the river, or these dwellings themselves are the outer walls of the two castles.

Of course, the cities of the Wa Kingdom cannot be compared with Daming.

The specifications are different.

The peak of Osaka Castle was about 50, while the population of Nanjing in Ming Dynasty was as high as 120 million.

Even if there are only 50, after the black flag enters the city, the two small castles around Osaka will naturally not be able to accommodate the residents in the city.

The shogunate had already evacuated a group to take refuge in Nara, and the rest did not leave. Now they are either shivering in the house, or are scrambling to escape westward.

"Do you want me to clean up military discipline myself?"

"No, no, this servant will go and arrange the people in the city properly, so that they can be guarded, so that they will not be harmed by swords and soldiers!"

Zhu Tianxing didn't do a bad job, but it was more routine, that is, he passed the order down for the generals to carry out, and then killed a few offenders to warn the army.

Naturally, this command is not very effective in the chaotic urban area, there are too many dark corners, and killing is useless.

Now that Zhu Youjian mentioned something, he should have some snacks.

Soon, the black flag army in the city began to gather the Japanese people scattered all over the city, escort them to the urban areas occupied by the black flags for resettlement, and manage them together, leaving the urban areas without people to facilitate combat and robbery.

In the already chaotic city, those who carried out this order were all local samurai from Edo, and returned to the workplace directly after surrendering.

They are everywhere ordering people to obey orders and evacuate to safe urban areas.

Zhu Youjian inspected the battle situation outside Edo City.

Right now, the shogunate army doesn't care about the life and death of the people. They captured the young men and stationed in the two castles at the same time, using the market as the city wall for defense.

It stands to reason that as long as the fire goes on, as long as the wind direction is right, the battle will be much easier to fight.

In the same way, if the shogunate army on the opposite side also came to fire, then the offensive of the black flag army would also be frustrated.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian banned fire before the offensive started, and all the incendiary bombs prepared by the Black Banner Army were confiscated, and the cannons and the like were not used if they could not be used against the city.

It's hard to say about the shogunate army.

"Shouxin's information?"

"Here it is, master."

Mamoru Shinobu Sato is naturally Mamoru Sanada.

Killing the general in the rebel army, then quickly seized power, and let the black flag army pass by under their noses and went straight to Osaka Castle. Although this series of operations achieved the black flag, it also caused the rebel army to almost fall apart.

Fortunately, the shogunate army urgently needed a support army, so they did not pursue Otake Heihachi's death at all. Instead, they directly sent people to help Sanada Shouxin stabilize his soldiers and many forces in the rebel army, and promised more in the name of the shogunate. Official position, in order to urge the rebel army to come to support Osaka.

"Very good, let Sanada Shouxin find a way to enter the capital city. It would be best if he can get in touch with the enemy army, the emperor, and send an order."

"Whoo."

As soon as he finished speaking, an urgent report came from outside the door: "Our army has advanced to Honmachi, Osaka! The forward battalion Zhangjing Abu Muke was shot and wounded! Ushiroku Matsuyama Nananosuke captured the enemy daimyo! Okokucho, Osaka is on fire!"

"Extinguish the fire! Slow down the offensive and wait for the shogunate to extinguish the fire! Then drag Abu Muke back alive! In addition, I will call all warriors tonight, and I will select a battalion of Ba Yala! Tomorrow will be Osaka City!"

Honmachi is only four miles away from Osaka Castle.

Zhu Youjian glanced at the map, even he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

Daikokucho may have been an accident, but it's hard to say whether the shogunate army would set fire to it or not.

This coastal impact plain is quite windy.

And his worries were by no means random.

The shogunate army has already talked about it.

"Kamikaze help! The fire will burn all the Heiman together!"

"Kamikaze Heavenly Punisher!"

"Most of the small people in the city have gone to Nara, and the rest have been captured by the black man"

In dispute.

For a while, Emperor Goguang became the focus of the shogunate army and everyone in Osaka Castle and the surrounding area.

No matter what they believe in, whether their beliefs are firm or not, at this time they are eager for a suitable strong wind and suitable fire.

There are also voices of rejection, but it is similar to what they have advocated for hundreds of years. As long as there is a strong wind like a natural disaster, plus a fire that benefits, any invading enemy will be wiped out.

So now is the time for faith and reason to fight.

Reason told them all that Edo had already been burned, and that if Osaka were to be burned again, this would definitely be a price the Tokugawa shogunate could not afford, and the same would be true for the emperor.

The daimyos here support it because, for now, the strength of the shogunate is no longer able to support its power.

As long as the black man is driven away, Japan will have to reshuffle its cards.

Even if it is a pro-vassal daimyo, facing the general Zhengyi who is only in his early ten years old, his inner loyalty has to be compromised.

(End of this chapter)